Bacteriophages as Weapons Against Bacterial Biofilms in the Food Industry

Microbiological contamination in the food industry is often attributed to the presence of biofilms in processing plants. Bacterial biofilms are complex communities of bacteria attached to a surface and surrounded by an extracellular polymeric material. Their extreme resistance to cleaning and disinf...

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Main Authors: Gutiérrez, Diana, Rodríguez-Rubio, Lorena, Martínez, Beatriz, Rodríguez, Ana, García, Pilar
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897796/